Meaning of Day Procedure Centre

According to Hong Kong legislation Cap.633, the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, any institution that provides medical services to patients (without lodging) or carries out minor medical procedures listed in the ordinance (without lodging) is classified as a Day Procedure Centre and must apply for a Day Procedure Centre license.

Minor medical procedures include:

• Surgical procedures
• Endoscopic procedures
• Dental procedures
• Chemotherapy
• Blood dialysis
• Interventional radiology and lithotripsy
• Anesthesia procedures
• Radiation therapy

Ophthalmic surgeries, dental surgeries, surgical procedures, gastrointestinal endoscopy centers, oncology hematology centers, and cosmetic plastic surgery are all categorized as Day Procedure Centres and require a Day Procedure Centre license.

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1. Healthcare engineering systems

There are mainly three areas:

• Electrical installation

• Specialized ventilation system

• Medical gas pipeline system

Statutory Requirements and International Healthcare Standard(s) to be complied

• HTM 06-01 (2017 Edition) : Electrical Services Supply and Distribution
• HBN 10-02: Day Surgery Facilities
• Electricity Ordinance (Cap. 406) and its subsidiary regulations and code of practice

• Critical care area should be provided with back-up power supplies
• Emergency generator: automatically available within 15 seconds of loss of normal supply
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS): automatically available without power break upon loss of normal supply

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What we provide:

• With reference to the above standards/codes, our contractors, Project Manager and R.P.E. assist clients in reviewing the existing electrical infrastructure of critical care areas (operating room and recovery area), as well as designing, upgrading and installing systems to meet the electrical demands.
• Provide schematic diagram(s) and layout plan(s) of electrical installations.
• Help clients select appropriate backup power supply equipment (e.g. UPS and associated batteries), supported by engineering calculations to ensure sufficient capacity for client operations.
• Conduct testing, commissioning, inspections, and provide test reports.
• Offer professional advice to clients on electrical installations, including:
  • Suitable backup time for essential devices
  • Room conditions for installing UPS
  • How to properly maintain records of UPS maintenance
  • how to develop a battery monitoring system.

Healthcare ventilation & air-conditioning standard(s)/code(s) to be complied

• HTM 03-01 (2021 Edition) or
• ASHRAE Standard 170-2021 and
• ISO 14644-1: 2015 ISO Class standard (clean room)
• and the relevant local guidance on ventilation, such as the “Recommendations on Prevention of Surgical Site Infection” and “Guide to Infection Control in Clinic Setting” promulgated by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health
• Where fresh water cooling towers are installed as part of the installations of the facility, the cooling towers comply with the requirements and guidelines in the Fresh Water Cooling Towers Scheme and Code of Practice for Fresh Water Cooling Towers: Parts 1, 2 and 3 promulgated by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD).

 

Ventilation Design Parameters for operating rooms for DPC at 2024

Pressure Relationship to Adjacent Area	Minimum Outdoor ACH	Minimum Total ACH	Minimum Filter Efficiency	Design Temperature °C	Design Relative Humidity%
Positive (at least +2.5Pa)	4	20	MERV-16 or equivalent	20-24	20-60

What we provide:

With reference to the above standards/codes, our contractors, Project Manager and R.P.E. assist clients to design and set up the ventilation system of operating rooms

• Provide schematic diagram(s) and layout plan(s) of specialized ventilation system
• Help clients select appropriate air filters, supported by engineering calculations to meet the ventilation design parameters for their operations.
• Conduct testing, commissioning, inspections, and provide test reports.
• Offer professional advice to clients on the specialized ventilation system, including:
  • The size of air filter
  • how to prepare regular compliance check reports
  • how to prepare the maintenance schedule
  • how to properly keep the maintenance record on site

 

Conclusion:

The entire process of constructing or upgrading the operating rooms is handled and monitored by a professional team, including registered engineers. This ensures that each operating room meets relevant international standards and specified requirements, providing essential systems for delivering safe and effective healthcare services to clients.

 

2. Licence Application

• Agility Tech Limited successfully obtained a license for the Day Procedure Center (Ophthalmology).
• It complies with the Day Procedure Center Practice Guidelines, international standards, and licensing requirements.
• A qualified government R.P.E., along with experienced renovation contractors, registered electrical engineers, and specialized ventilation system engineers, work together on design planning (for new constructions or renovations of existing operating rooms), installation (of electrical and specialized ventilation systems), testing and commissioning, and finally, acceptance and signing off by a qualified government R.P.E. A complete healthcare engineering report is delivered, and meetings are held with the Department of Health (for initial licensing, renewals, and annual audits), providing a one-stop service for the Day Procedure Center.

 

Our Team:

1. A main contractor with over 20 years of experience, serving clients including private residences, educational centers, religious organizations, beauty centers, and day medical centers (ophthalmology, dentistry, medical aesthetics), with over 15 years of experience specifically in renovating day medical centers.
2. A registered electrical engineer and electrical installation contractor with over 20 years of experience.
3. A registered specialist in ventilation systems with over 20 years of experience.
4. A senior engineer and project manager with over 10 years of experience overseeing projects.
5. A registered professional engineer (R.P.E) with over 20 years of experience, providing consultancy, design planning, and project follow-up.
6. An interior designer with over 10 years of experience, who has designed large private hospital consultation areas, reception areas, scanning departments, and day procedure centers located in the Kowloon area.

Contact Us

Reach out to us for Day Procedure Centre solutions and services.

Winnie Ku
winnieku@agilitytech.com.hk

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